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Capitol News Illinois

Six Republicans vie to unseat Pritzker

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Republican voters in Illinois will choose from six candidates to challenge incumbent Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker in the upcoming June 28 primary. Field of Republican candidates seeking the nomination The field includes a conservative farmer and state lawmaker who is the recent polling frontrunner, the mayor of Illinois’ second largest city, a former state senator, and three political newcomers. Darren Bailey Darren Bailey, 56, is a conservative state senator from Xenia, a small town in […]

todayJune 24, 2022 63

Illinois Dan McConchie

Capitol News Illinois

Illinois lawmakers schedule Aug. 31 session to redraw legislative maps in light of census data

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Lawmakers will head back to the Capitol on Tuesday, Aug. 31, to consider changes to the legislative maps that Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law earlier this year. Those maps – which set the new boundaries for the 118 state House and 59 state Senate districts for the next decade – were passed based on survey data in May, as the full U.S. Census block-level numbers were not made available until Aug. 12. The release […]

todayAugust 21, 2021 69

Pritzker Stratton Illinois

Capitol News Illinois

Pritzker, Stratton announce reelection bid

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker announced Monday he will seek a second term, joined once again by Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton as a running mate. In a three-minute kickoff video ending with the tagline “strong leadership in tough times,” the governor emphasized his response to the COVID-19 pandemic and contrasted himself to former U.S. President Donald Trump, with whom Pritzker frequently sparred during the height of the pandemic. “When I ran for governor four years ago, […]

todayJuly 19, 2021 63

Capital Area Region

Pritzker to require businesses to enforce mask rules or face fines up to $2,500 after Democrats let rule stick

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – For the next five months, Illinois business owners and their employees are required to tell customers to wear a mask or they could face fines of up to $2,500. Despite Republicans who wanted to suspend the rule because they said it could still criminalize business owners, Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s fines for businesses that don’t comply with mask and social distancing requirements amid COVID-19 concerns survived a rule committee. After an hour behind closed doors, the […]

todayAugust 12, 2020 14

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